Necktie-fastener.



J. A. SODERSTROM.

NEOKTIE FASTENER.

APPLIoATIoN FILED JUNE a. 1907.

' 1,035,915. Patented Aug. 20, 1912.

CULUMBIA PLANOGRAPM C0.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOI-IN A. SODERSTROM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

NECKTIEFASTEN`ER.

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. Sonnas'rnoar, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNeclitie-I4`astenei's, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact specification.

The invention relates to means for securing a necktie on a collar, andto prevent it from becoming detached therefrom.

The object of the invention is to provide a fastener' designed for usewith any style of tie and collar, but especially adapted for fastening afourinhand tie on a collar of any desired style.

The invention is particularly applicable to four-inhand ties in whichthe usual band of material encircling the neck of the wearer around theexterior of the collar band is omitted in order that the tie may be welladapted for wear with turn-down collars,- the omission of the bandportion encircling the collar permitting the turn-down portion or flapof the collar to retain its normal position. This is a result highlydesirable in the use of turn-down collars for ladies neckwear, in whichthe material of the turndown portion of the collar is often of a more orless flimsy and ornamental nature, and the insertion of the encirclingtie band thereunder detracts from the appearance of the collar; and afurther object of the invention is to provide an improved form offastening device for neck-ties having no collar encircling band.

To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other new anduseful object-s, as will appear, the invention consists in the featuresof novelty in the construction, combination and arrangement of the partsas set forth in the following specilication and shown in theaccompanying drawings.

In the said drawings, Figure l is a back view of a four-in-hand tieembodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a side view of a tie embodying theinvention showing the first step in attaching the same to acollar-button in connection with a shirt band and the tab ends of acollar,-both band and collar being shown in section; Fig. 8 is a Viewsimilar to Fig. 2 with the operation of attaching the tie completed, thevarious parts being in their normal operative condition with theSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application led June 3, 1907.

Patented Ang. 20, 1912. serial No. 377,030.

tie retained in position on the collar-button ready for wear.

In the drawings the numeral 2 represents the upper portion or band of lashirt bosom` 3 the tab ends of a collar, and 4 a collar-but-4 ton, allof ordinary or any desired construction.

5 is a shield of any suitable material secured t-o the tie, and ispreferably oi' a white flexible material as Celluloid, or any suitablematerial may be employed, the same being secured to the back of a tiewhich is indicated by the reference character l0. The tie may be of anydesired construction, the form as shown in this embodiment however,bein(lr of the foin-in-hand style without the usual collar encirclingband. This shield 5 is preferably provided with upwardly and outwardlyextending wings or branches 5, adapted for insertion under the foldedflaps of the collar. The fact that this shield is of flexible materialenables these extensions 5 to readily conform to the shape of thecollar.

G is a retainer secured to the tie and to the shield 5. This retainermay be constructed of any suitable material, and may consist of any ofthe common forms of retaining devices and is shown as formed of metallicwire so constructed as to have a slot opening downwardly to receive theshank of the collar button at a point between the head of the button andthe tab ends of the collar, after they are placed in position upon thebutton, with the shank of the collar-button through the usualbuttonholes in the collar tab ends. The upper end of this slot in theretainer, is preferably closed as will be apparent from an inspection ofthe drawing, Fig. 1. This provides a positive stop for the collar-buttonin order that it may not be possible to detach the retainer from thecollar-button by any reasonable downward stress or strain. The lowerextremity of the slot in the retainer may be normally closed by suitableelastic means formed integrally from the material or wire of which theretainer is made, the same being shown at 6a in the drawings. In placingthe retainer over the collar-button, it will be apparent that the shankof the button will engage the spaced projections 6, and will separatethem, and after the shank of the button passes upwardly, beyond theprojections 6, they will by reason of the elasticity of the spring wirefrom which the retainer is made, approach each other and serve to holdthe retainer in position on the shank of the button, and willeli'ectually prevent the tie from becoming disengaged from itsfastening, should it have a tendency to slip upwardly in relation to thecollar button. In. ties of the character illust-rated which do not havethe portion encircling the neck of the wearer, a retainer of the formillustrated is not found reliable for preventing the detachment of thetie under the conditions imposed in ordinary wear, and should theretainerl for any reason temporarily lose its eifectiveness and permitthe tie to slip upwardly off the shank of the button, the tie will beentirely disengaged and may fall from the neck of the wearer, which is acircumstance very much desired to be avoided and has heretofore causedties not provided with collar encircling bands, to be rather unpopular.

lt is one of the principal objects of this invention to avoid thenecessity for providing collar encircling bands and at the same timerender them proof against detachment while in use, and to this end, asuitable retaining loop as indicated by the reference character 7, isprovided. This is preferably of elastic material, as rubber-cord, andmay be secured to the tie in any suitable manner above the upwardextremity of the slot in the retainer 6. lt is preferred that theelastic loop 7 be of considerable length which will enable the loop tobe inserted over the shank of the collar-button before the tab ends 8 ofthe collar are secured in position of the button. The loop 7 will thenbe caused to pass from the shank of the button downwardly under the tabends 3 of the collar, and when the tie is in its normal position, asshown in Fig. 3,.. the elastic loop will exert its tension between thelower edge of the collar ends and the upper edge of the shield 5, whensecured to the tie in the manner indicated in Fig. 1, thus binding thetab ends of the collar together and holding the retaineil 6 in positionon the shank of the button.

In order that the invention might be fully understood, the details ofthe preferred. embodiment thereof have been specifically shown anddescribed, but

hat l claim is The combination with a necktie, of a retainer membersecured to the necktie and being provided with a vertically extendingguide slot, said guide slot opening downwardly and being closed at itsupper eX- tremity to provide a seat for the shank of the collar button,and a flexible loop secured to the necktie in a plane above the saidclosed upper extremity of the guide slot in the retainer member, loopbeing adapted to be deflected downwardly and passed under and behind thetab ends of the usual collar and thence upwardly and around the shank ofthe collar button and being secured between the tab ends of the collarand the usual In testimony whereof I have signed my name to thisspecification, in the presence said flexible Shirt band.

of two subscribing witnesses, on this 31st day of May A. D. 1907.

JOHN A. SODERSTROM.

Witnesses:

A. L. SPRINKLE, M. W. CANTWELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, ID. C.

